Vaping Coalition
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Mission statement
Join us!
Contact:
Kathy Hanley khanley@wctcoalition.org
Chelsea Kapitancek ckapitancek@wctcoalition.org
Vaping Prevention, Awareness and Cessation Supports:
2024 - 2025 Goals
Conduct a region wide assessment of impact of vaping, access to e-cigarettes, and available resources surveys, focus groups, key informant interviews
WCTC staff devoted to this focus professional development opportunities including Tobacco Treatment Specialist certification
Disseminate materials at community and campus events, utilize social media and our webpage and through engagement with community partners
Provide education for staff, community partners, youth, and parents
Build relationships with retailers advocate for increased compliance checks
Create a Vaping Prevention and Awareness Coalition consisting of a diverse group of community stakeholders
Cannabis Prevention and Awareness:
2024 - 2025 Goals
Conduct a region wide assessment of current statistics, impact of cannabis use, access to cannabis, regional risk factors that contribute to youth cannabis use, and available resources
Build capacity among staff, community members, and stakeholders, including professional development opportunities, data walks, and the latest information on the impact of cannabis use within Region 5
Disseminate materials and share information, including the Be In The Know campaign, at community and campus events, through social media presence, and by engaging with community partners
Provide education for various sectors, including educators, cannabis retailers, community partners, youth, and parents
Build relationships with retailers to promote best practices and the importance of preventing youth access
Western Connecticut Coalition is dedicated to decreasing e-cigarette and nicotine use.
Click here to review our 2023 epidemiological profile of Tobacco and ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems)
Tobacco 21 & Retailer Compliance
It is now a federal law- you must be 21 to purchase any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Tobacco 21 materials can be ordered for free from the CT Clearinghouse. For a retailer visit checklist, click here.
DMHAS Prevention and Health Promotion Division Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP)
HOT LINE: 1-877-331-1999
Tobacco.prevention@ct.gov
To look up registered ENDS dealers in CT, click here, choose "drug control-pharmacy, pharmacisits" from the roster menu, click "dealers of ENDS, vapor products", scroll to the bottom to continue, then download.